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Kawerau Industrial Safety Snapshot

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Kawerau Industrial safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Kawerau Industrial is 550.7 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (69 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Kawerau Industrial is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
2 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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550.7
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▼50%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Burglary 30.0%
    Burglary accounts for 30.0 percent of incidents.
  • Theft 6.0%
    Theft accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 2.0%
    Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
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Kawerau Industrial Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

75

Households

48

Median income

$21,500

Median rent

$160

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
15 (20%)
Age 15-64
54 (72%)
Age 65+
9 (12%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
69 (88.5%)
Born overseas
9 (11.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
27 · 30%
Māori
63 · 70%
Pacific
0 · 0%
Asian
0 · 0%
MELAA
0 · 0%
Other
0 · 0%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
48 · 100%
Not owned
42 · 87.5%
Other
15 · 31.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
9 (7%)
Two families
0 (0%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
120 (93%)

Demographic data sourced from Stats NZ , licensed under CC BY 4.0

FAQ

  • Is Kawerau Industrial a safe suburb to live in?

    Kawerau Industrial has only 69 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Kawerau Industrial?

    The annual crime rate in Kawerau Industrial is 550.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Kawerau Industrial

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